30,000 Hindraf Supporters gathered in KLCC

Updated Photo's - 02.40am

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Malaysiakini reported about 30,000 people gathered around the Kuala Lumpur city centre since early hours of today organized by Hindraf. The gathering was planned to support a lawsuit against Malaysia's former colonial power for bringing Indians to Malaysia as indentured labourers and exploiting them for 150 years.

As usual tear gas and chemical-laced water being used by Police to disperse crowds in three areas in Kuala Lumpur - Jalan Ampang, the KLCC and Batu Caves.

Gandhi is back?

The supporters was seen wearing saffron headband ans t-shirts with the picture of India's famous independent fighter, Mahatma Gandhi who is well known worldwide for his 'ahimsa' or non violence practice to fight against the British Rulers to gain India's Independence on 1947. Like the Gandhi those supporters were there to show mass civil disobedience and it was prominently shown by a crowd of almost 5,000 near the Hotel Maya at Jalan Ampang.

Picture source : Malaysiakini

For at least five times, the crowd would run helter-skelter at each ‘water canon charge’, only to defiantly claim back their original positions and chanting “We want justice!” in both Tamil and English.

According to the Bar Council team of observers, police detained more than 400 people during the rally today. Lawyer Edmund Bon told Malaysiakini that more than 400 people are being detained at the Jalan Semarak police academy (Pulapol) while at estimated 69 others are detained at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters. “(At about 3.30pm) they finally allowed us in at Pulapol to see the detainees. The police have promised to feed the detainees and release all of them this evening,” he said.

So, another successful public demonstration in the country within 2 weeks of time. I mean 2 of the biggest public gathering (illegally as per the dictum of Malaysian Law) in a decade had been witness by us within this month. Where are we heading actually? I hope we really heading for a better and gemilang Malaysia.

Ciao!
p/s: those writen in blue fonts were actually copy pasted from Malaysiakini.